July 20, 2009

White Sox left fielder Carlos Quentin admitted his left foot will experience some soreness but he believes the worst is over after recovering from plantar fasciitis that sidelined him since May 25.

Quentin said that running the bases was the biggest hurdle to clear.

“Hitting a base and you’re not dealing with standard change of direction," Quentin said. "You’re dealing with a torquing of the foot or the circular pattern, it’s just not a normal running pattern, asI found out with the injury. And hitting a bag while you’re running. So I think I was on base enough and had enough opportunities to test that and I responded well.”

Cooper believes that Garcia may need only four or five starts before being major league-ready.

"The words that he used, 'I haven't felt this good, 'I have no pain,' that's music to my ears," Cooper said.

Guillen added that pitcher Bartolo Colon, who allowed four runs on eight hits in seven innings in a minor league rehabilitation start for Triple-A Charlotte on Sunday, will pitch Friday against Detroit if his left knee is healthy.

Guillen said that the decision to send Brian Anderson to Triple-A Charlotte prompted e-mails accusing Guillen of being racist. Guillen scoffed at the suggestion that Anderson needs a change of scenery.

"It's time for Anderson to play better," Guillen said. "It's been four years. ... When I don't like a player, believe me. He'll be out of here in a hurry. Because I got the power. I tell Kenny (Williams) that this guy isn't good for the ballclub, Kenny will do everything he can to get him out of here.

"Well, if people don't think we don't like Brian, yes we do. I don't think Brian don't produce the way we think he can. We give him four years in a row a shot to be the everyday center fielder, and it doesn't work."

Guillen said the decision to send Anderson out instead of Wise was a tough decision but he felt Anderson needed more at-bats and that Wise could do more for the Sox right now.

Comments

The next 10 days will be very interesting. Will Quentin's foot hold up? Will Clayton Richard step-up or be replaced by Freddie Garcia? Is Kenny Williams done dealing? I think not.
When August 1 rolls around, this team will look different and be ready to challenge for the title. Reinsdorf always said that the World Series meant more to him than the Bulls 6 rings. The man's not getting any younger and I think if he believes the Sox have a chance this year, they will spend the money on a player that someone wants to dump to go for the gold.